Be The Church: Sunday, March 19, 2023
Worship in the SANCTUARY & ONLINE at 10:00 AM
Dear Friends in Christ,
Join us this morning for worship with communion, music, word, and fellowship as we continue our Lenten series, "Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith." This week's question is, "Who sinned?" We'll also be participating in One Great Hour of Sharing.
After worship, please join us for community hour and our Joy & Justice Lenten book club.
We will be worshipping in our Sanctuary and via livestream on Facebook, YouTube, or our website. Livestream links and a bulletin for those worshiping from home. You also are invited to take a moment to fill out our Weekly Worship Response card.
Faithfully,
Pastor Meghan
Information for Worship:
- One Great Hour of Sharing: Special Offering
- Sunday Bulletin: March 19, 2023
- Weekly Worship Response Card: Please complete
- Livestream Links: Participating In Worship From Home
- Give to Support the Church
- Children's Worship
- Call to Community: Joy & Justice Book Club
- Prayer List & Submit A Prayer Request
- Directions for Worshiping in the Sanctuary
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One Great Hour of Sharing
A special offering will be collected today, Sunday, March 19
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This year’s One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) theme, “It’s Time to Share,” is compelling as it calls us to share with others, from our resources, and to remain steadfast in doing good.
Through the collective sharing of our resources, the United Church of Christ Wider Church Ministries assists partners in the United States and worldwide in alleviating challenges like poverty, injustice, the climate crisis, and the global movement of people (refugees, migrants) seeking a stable place to call home.
Watch the video above and click here to learn more about One Great Hour of Sharing. You can also watch a One Great Hour of Sharing sermon from Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson Associate General Minister, Wider Church Ministries and Co-Executive, Global Ministries. Rev. Dr. Thompson has also been nominated as the next General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. |
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You can give today to One Great Hour of Sharing by placing an offering in the special envelopes provided in worship, or by clicking the button above and selecting "Give to OGHS Fund."
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Click the picture to download the bulletin for this Sunday, March 19, 2023. If you are worshipping from the comfort and safety of your home, we invite you to prepare a candle with something to light it prior to our service beginning. Pray the prayers with us, sing out, and let the spirit reach you.
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Weekly Worship Response Card
Please take a moment to complete the weekly Worship Response Card online. This helps us to track attendance, keep contact information up to date, and connect. Additionally, prayer requests may be submitted on your Worship Response Card or directly to the Pastor.
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Livestream Links
Participate in worship from home
Our Sunday Morning Worship service will be livestreamed starting at 10:00 AM, and you can access it later in the day as well. Click the buttons below to join on the platform of your choosing.
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Give Online to Support the Church
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You may give online at ucctryon.org or you can always mail in your pledge to: 210 Melrose Ave, Tryon, NC 28782. Please help us to ensure that we can continue offering our ministries to the church and wider community.
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For kids pre-K through 5th. Children will start out in Children's Worship at 10 AM, then join their families during the service at the offertory and participate in the remainder of the worship service with their families.
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Call to Community
This Week's Announcements.
Call to Community
Check out the bulletin for announcements about our life and ministry together, and an overview for the week. We will also include updates and more information in the "Be The Church" emails.
“seeking: honest questions for deeper faith”
This Lent, we invite you to engage in the spiritual practice of seeking. We encourage you to stay curious, open, and nimble. We hope you will soften your assumptions and expand your perspectives. We pray that these questions will create a safe space to explore—to be drawn more deeply into the fullness of life, into the heart of God. Pick up Lenten brochures and devotionals from the Narthex. They will also be provided through the eblast.
Getting To Know Us Again: Round 2
Date and times vary.
This Lent we ask that you sign up for a 75 minute gathering at the church. We will meet in groups of no more than 7 and get to know each other by answering 3 questions. We enjoyed these gatherings in the fall and we hope that you will join us for round two. Sign up here or call the church office.
Joy & Justice Book Club
Today, Sunday, March 19 after worship
Join us for a discussion of the book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own gifts in return. There is also a Young Adult version also available for discussion with youth. Sign up online.
Kudzu Eradication - March 25, 10 AM, Back Parking Lot
Join us to rework the area from last year and remove any debris possible. Were identifying natives and restoring our historic woodlands. Invite all you know to help. It is a wonderful donation to God's world. Contact Carol Meeske for more information.
5th Annual Jesus Christ Superstar Sing-Along
Sunday, April 2 at 7 PM at the Tryon Theatre
Save the date. More information to come.
Easter Brunch Invitation - Sunday, April 9th
You're invited to a church fellowship brunch after our Easter service. All in our church family, plus any family and guests you wish to bring, are invited to brunch at Sherril Wingo's home in Columbus. There's plenty of parking. It will be a “pot luck” meal; however, you are asked to identify what you will be bring and in what quantity. RSVP is requested by Good Friday, but all will be welcomed regardless. To RSVP, please contact Sherril. Landline: (828) 894-6081, Text/Mobile: (828) 817-1668, Email: sherrilwingo@gmail.com.
Good Friday
Friday, April 7 at 3 PM at the Walter's Property
Join us at the Walter’s property as we walk the stations of the cross in prayer. The hike is along a forest trail and the path is uphill at points. Please wear appropriate footwear. Sign up here. Directions will be provided upon signup.
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 8 at 10 AM
Join us for Pancake Breakfast, followed by Easter Egg hunt and egg dying. Sign-up here.
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How are you serving the church and telling our story?
Members, associate members, and friends, of all ages, of the church are invited to join a ministry team.
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Join a Ministry Team, and help us live out the mission and ministry of our church. Serve where you are called! Click on the "passion led us here" picture to sign up today.
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Submit A Prayer Request & Prayer List
Share your joys and concerns. We will hold you in prayer, and list your request on our printed prayer list. Do you know the benefits of prayer? There’s no better time to learn about those benefits and put them into practice.
Joys: March birthdays and anniversaries.
Ongoing Concerns: Tina Stacy, Karen Killough, Sue (Kathy Wells’ daughter), Sheila Jackson, Jerry Soderquist, Melissa Cox, Barney Eiserloh, The Mullin Family, Corie Watkin, Buddy & Quanita Williams, Matt Brown, Cathy Berlin, Students and their teachers, Sonja Karlsen, Baby Eloise, Marge Short, those killed and hurt by gun violence, our military and deployed personnel, Ginger Leavitt, Judith Cloud, for our country, all those in need of healing from Covid-19, Ruth Foy. All the CAREGIVERS among us who affect and touch so many lives.
Grieving: The Family and Friends of Julien Besnard. The Family and Friends of Leah Justice. The Family and Friends of Joe Boals. The Family and Friends of Ann Harvey Morgan.
United Church of Christ: The ongoing work of our Southern Conference minister The Rev. Dr. Edward Davis, our Interim Western North Carolina Association Associate Conference Minister, The Rev. Warren Casiday, and of our partner churches in the Western North Carolina Association, Eastern North Carolina Association, and Eastern Virginia Association.
Global Ministries: The ongoing work of our partners in Global Ministries Mission personnel serving in the Japan.
Those Who Serve: For teachers, health care workers, first responders, poll workers, essential workers and all who sacrifice and serve. For the families that support those who serve through deployments, trainings, and each shift. For veterans and their families, who have given and sacrificed so much.
Our Neighbors: Those impacted by the evils of gun violence. The people of the Ukraine. For those impacted by climate disasters. All seeking refuge, peace, and justice. Those lacking adequate shelter, food, safety, and assistance in Polk County and beyond.
Prayer requests are submitted by filling out the weekly worship response card or notifying the Pastor. We'll hold you in prayer, and list it in our printed prayer list. Each prayer request will remain on the prayer list as long as it is updated. If the request remains unchanged for four weeks, it will be removed until it is requested again.
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Directions for Worshipping in the Sanctuary
Help us provide a safe worshipping environment. Please do not attend this morning's worship if you are experiencing any symptoms related to COVID-19. Click the button below to download our protocols and read more about frequently asked questions.
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